Everyone has a name, and many people have two. The same is true for other living things. Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist from the 1700s and the father of modern taxonomy, came up with a ‘binomial’ naming system. Now every species has two scientific names: the first is the genus and the second is the species. As … Continue reading Breadfruit and Coconuts
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Marine Forensics
When marine animals, plants and algae pass through seawater, they leave a trail of environmental DNA (eDNA) such as fluid, scales, skin and other bits and pieces that slowly break down. Our project includes eDNA analysis of seawater samples from different locations and depths to generate a snapshot of life in the ocean. Rob Ogden … Continue reading Marine Forensics
Pitcairn’s Marine Protected Area wins Blue Parks Platinum Award
On 6 February 2023 the team who created the vast marine protected area around the Pitcairn Islands won the prestigious Blue Parks Platinum award for exceptional marine wildlife conservation at the IMPAC5 conference in Vancouver. Representatives from the Blue Parks Science Council, an international council of marine conservation experts that determines which MPAs meet the … Continue reading Pitcairn’s Marine Protected Area wins Blue Parks Platinum Award
It Snows under the Sea
Or how to transform a scientific paper into an animated short film... by Laura Duran Suja and Johanne Vad In Academia, scientific publications are the main way which research is communicated to other scientists. Many studies are therefore never translated into a format that can be easily understood by non-specialist audiences. Moreover, scientific papers are … Continue reading It Snows under the Sea
Planet Earth Distinguished Lecture – back to in-person science outreach!
On 4-5 April 2022 the School of GeoSciences hosted the Planet Earth Distinguished Lecture "Sea change in the climate system: the challenge to understand and predict global ocean circulation" by Prof Penny Holliday from the National Oceanography Centre that was originally scheduled for March 2020. The full programme of the visit included lunch in the … Continue reading Planet Earth Distinguished Lecture – back to in-person science outreach!
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